Indonesia receives 24 F-16 fighter jets from US

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) on February 28 received a
total of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets as part of the procurement
programme from the US.

The aircraft were
handed over at Iswahyudi Air Force Base in Malang, East Java of Indonesia,
according to the TNI.

The ceremony was
attended by TNI Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, Defence Minister
Ryamizard Ryacudu and US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph Donovan.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a
single engine supersonic multirole fighter
aircraft originally developed by General
Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) for the US Air Force. Over 4,500
aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Despite no
longer being purchased by the US Air Force, improved versions are being built
for exports. -VNA